Our Work
INITIATIVES POWERED BY AURA
AURA offers in-depth and long-term programs for children, youth, and teachers. These programs progressively guide participants through 4 key stages: cultivating creativity (SARJAN), building authentic connections (SAMVAD), developing leadership (SAMBHAV), and fostering collaboration and compassion (SARAI).
APPROACH AND METHOD
AURA redefines learning with Social Emotional Learning (SEL) using the CASEL Model.
Social emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development.
With SEL, AURA empowers children, youth and educators by imparting the knowledge, skills and attitudes to manage their emotions and develop healthy identities.
The process begins by developing self-awareness of one’s thoughts, beliefs and feelings through experiential learning. Then, by building emotional regulation skills, one is able to manage themselves and their relationships better, enabling them to make better decisions.
CHILDREN-
SARJAN
CHILDREN - SARJAN
Self-exploration and Building Authenticity Adolescents aged 14-17
Aimed at awakening children’s creativity, SARJAN is an initiative for children of ages 10 to 13 years that focuses on building self-esteem and enhancing creative & critical thinking skills. It teaches children how to manage their emotions, empathise with others, maintain healthy relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions for the betterment of everyone around them.
OBJECTIVES :
- Become aware of their emotions, thoughts, and strengths and identify scope for growth and improvement
- Understand the impact emotions create on one’s physical and mental well-being
- Develop empathy, and maintain healthy relationships with self and others
- Make decisions with compassion and responsibility
ADOLESCENTS -
SAMVAD
Self-exploration and Building Authenticity Adolescents aged 14-17
Samvad enables adolescents to expand their self-awareness and help them identify their personal values and beliefs through conversations. This exercise of dialogue provides them an environment that facilitates expression of their thoughts, ideas and opinions.
OBJECTIVES :
- Deepen their self-awareness by recognising their personal beliefs and values
- Enable them to understand their emotions, manage them and share their experiences with others
- Enlighten them on the difference between social identity and personal identity so that they can integrate into the society while maintaining their uniqueness
YOUTH-
SAMBHAV
YOUTH - SAMBHAV
Self-Leadership and Social Responsibility Youth ages 18-28
SAMBHAV, the pivotal program aimed to nurture our youth so that they can become compassionate individualS and self-motivated leaders, is an attempt toward a more inclusive, hate-free and peaceful world.
We believe in the untapped, abundant potential in our youth, and how, with the right support and backing, they could bring forth a revolution.
APPROACH :
The key to transforming our youth is rooted in how we teach them to deepen their relationships, and SAMBHAV participants are encouraged to do just that in the following ways:
- Exploring their Relationship with SELF
- Weighing their Relationship with OTHERS
- Examining their Relationship with SOCIETY
ADULTS -
SARAI
ADULTS - SARAI
Self-Regulation and Role-Modeling Educators, Mentors, Trainers
SARAI – Train the Trainer Program, is an experiential platform that equips trainers to become effective role models of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) skills. Through self-discovery and self-regulation, trainers learn to foster compassionate learning environments that prioritize student well-being.
OBJECTIVES :
- Cultivate Self-Awareness and Resilience to effectively manage emotions effectively and model these skills in the classroom
- Develop Empathetic Communication and Ethical Decision-Making
- Address Systemic Influences like identity, power and bias; recognising their impact on behaviour and learning
- Integrate SEL into Academic Instruction and Curriculum to create compassionate learning environments for students
